The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-09-09
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Gae county jail at ClarlOn, "a, was ere
mated in her cell the other day. the result
OF fire she had kindled with paper tori
from the walls. The flames communicated
to her clothing, and before assistance ar
rived her flesh was burned to a crisp
The assignment OF Robert Hare Powell
& Co. and Robert Hare Powell, Sons 4 Co.
the great coal mining firms OF No. 4l9 Wal
nut street, Philadelphia, had considerable
effect on the financial situation in that city
on the 30th.
A PARTY of Holland naval officers attached
to vessel now at New York paid their re
spects to the President the other day.
THE tenth annual meeting of the Ameri
can Microscopical Society began in Pitts
burgh, Pa. on the S0th.
GEORGE III. PELL, of the firm Of Grove
stein & Pell. the New York stock brokers
who recently failed, has been arrested.
Walter c. Stokes & Co. claim that Peil OBJ
tanned $4,000 from them by fraud.
MRS. SARToRIs (Nellie Grant, arrived by
the steamer Eiba at New York on the Goth.
EMIGRATION COMMISSIONER STEPHENSON
has saed the New York World for libel,
alleging $4,000 damages
Two Pinkerton detectives were recently
searching for two men who stole a package
containing 5000 from an express car near
Boston.
A BOILER explosion in the shop of Kane
Il Ryan at Bradford, Pa, recently killed
James Kane, one of the proprietors.
FRANK c. MCNEILLY recently stole nearly
fS)0,000 in bonds, cash, ETC., of the Saco and
Biddeford (Me.) Savings Institution He
was trusted employee, and In consequence
was able to help himself when the bank
officers were absent Most of the property
was nou-negotiable. His whereabouts are
unknown.
SEVERAL cases Of cerebro-spinal menin-
gifts ig horses have appeared IN New York
City.
c. A. CAMPBELL, an extensive coal dealer
at Chelsea. Mass, has suspended payment.
The liabilities will reach $3.50. 900, with as
sets of S25O,OO0. The failure was caused by
the collapse in Philadelphia.
q. w. WILLIAMS, the extensive lumber
dealer and boat builder Of Kittaning, Pa,
who recently made an assignment, as fed
to Canada His liabilities were $1,000
TIE Pennsylvania Democrats met IN con-
vention at Allentown on the 3lst. The
platform was adopted without the threat
cned split taking place. Jesse Thompson
was nominated for the Supreme Court and
Bernard j. McGrann for State Treasurer
Two workmen were killed and two badly
injured by the fall of scaffolding at the new
Annunciation Church building, Williams
port Pa, recently.
PROF. JOHN AVERY. late Professor of
Greek in Bowdoin College, died suddenly
On the 1st. at North Bridgeton, Ne. Prof.
Avery had been connected with Bowdoin
College many years and was widely known
among the alumni of the college. Hewas a
recognized authority in ancient languages.
being master OF fifteen.
THE New York Tribune says that the
cruiser Boston made satisfactory trial
trip IN the 1st. In run of six hours she
made fourteen and half knots, and her
engi aes showed an indicated horse power
OF a.; 64, whereas she was only supposed to
show $500
THREE boys, ranging from nine to four
teen years Of age, were drowned recently,
near Portsmouth, n. H. The Oldest boy
was the SON of the late Leander p. John
son, United States navy. The other two
boys were named Mackey, and lived in
Boston.
THE Interstate Commerce Commission
On the lst took testimony in Rutland. VT,
in regard to alleged determinations by the
National Dispatch Line and the Vermont
Central road.
THE crews o. tie Philadelphia & Read
ing shifting engines at Bridgeport, n. j.,
struck recently agains: engineers from
Pottstown. holding that local men should
have been promoted.
THE Canadian steamer Hastings has been
seized by the customs collector at Niagara
Falls, n. " for carrying passengers be-
tween American ports without obeying the
law.
COFFEE went up twenty points at New
York on the lst.
The statistics of immigration at Castle
Garden for the month Of August show that
e77.22G5 immigrants were landed, as against
225.26G in August. 1856 This is an increase
OF 999 for the month. The total immigra-
fion this year to date is a67, .64. being an in
crease OF e, 931 orer the same period Of last
gear.
OLTSTo SPANSoCHIA. shipping and com
mission merchant of New York City, has
made an assignment. HIS assets were es-
imaied at sl0o,0o1
FRANK McNEuLY, who robbed the Saco
and Biddeford (Me.) Savings Bank of
large amount. is considered Dy his friends
to be insane.
Tue Few New York law against the adul-
iteration Of wines went into effect on the
I'd. 1t is very strict. even the treating of
champagne with carbouic acid gas is for
hidden.
I. NJ IovEY. the noted pomoiogist and
horticuitarist OF America. died recently in
Cambridge. Mass, aged seventy-seven.
BIsnop HARRIS, the New Ycr, Resident
Bishop of the Methodist Church, died on
1he I'd from heart trouble. He was born in
Mansfield. o., November Is, 1870